Equilibrium and kinetic studies of the interaction of site-specific ligands with acetylcholinesterase from Electrophorus electricus

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 1133-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Tomlinson ◽  
Bulent Mutus ◽  
W. John Rutherford
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Dissociation Constant ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Electrophorus Electricus ◽  
Equilibrium Binding ◽  
Low Ionic Strength ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

The interactions of edrophonium chloride, gallamine triiodide, and propidium diiodide with affinity-purified acetylcholinesterase from Electrophorus electricus have been examined under conditions of low ionic strength (0.001 M Tris, pH 8.0) using kinetic and fluorescence titration techniques. Edrophonium is a competitive inhibitor of the steady-state hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine, with an inhibition constant, Kcomp, of 1.2 × 10−8 M. Double reciprocal plots in the presence of either gallamine or propidium are nonlinear. Similarly, the pre-steady-state carbamoylation of the enzyme by 7-(dimethylcarbamoyloxy)-N-methyl quinolinium iodide is competitively inhibited by edrophonium, whereas the intercepts of the double reciprocal plots of pseudo-first-order rate constant of carbamoylation versus substrate concentration are displaced downwards in the presence of gallamine or propidium. These results, and those of equilibrium binding studies utilizing the fluorescence properties of bound propidium, suggest that gallamine and propidium compete for a peripheral class of anionic sites on the enzyme, whereas edrophonium binds to the anionic subsite of the catalytic site. The characteristics of propidium binding to the eel enzyme differ from those previously observed with enzyme isolated from Torpedo californica. Whereas the tetrameric Torpedo enzyme possesses four binding sites of equal affinity for propidium, the eel enzyme appears to have two classes of propidium binding site. One set of approximately two sites per tetramer is characterized by a dissociation constant of approximately 2–5 × 10−8 M; a second set of two sites bind propidium with a dissociation constant of 4 × 10−6 M. Possible reasons for these differences are discussed.

α-Retaining glucosyl transfer catalysed by trehalose phosphorylase from Schizophyllum commune: mechanistic evidence obtained from steady-state kinetic studies with substrate analogues and inhibitors

2001 ◽  
Vol 360 (3) ◽  
pp. 727-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd NIDETZKY ◽  
Christian EIS
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Transition State ◽  
Schizophyllum Commune ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Chemical Mechanism ◽  
Steady State Kinetic ◽  
State Kinetic ◽  
Trehalose Phosphorylase

Fungal trehalose phosphorylase is classified as a family 4 glucosyltransferase that catalyses the reversible phosphorolysis of α,α-trehalose with net retention of anomeric configuration. Glucosyl transfer to and from phosphate takes place by the partly rate-limiting interconversion of ternary enzyme–substrate complexes formed from binary enzyme–phosphate and enzyme–α-d-glucopyranosyl phosphate adducts respectively. To advance a model of the chemical mechanism of trehalose phosphorylase, we performed a steady-state kinetic study with the purified enzyme from the basidiomycete fungus Schizophyllum commune by using alternative substrates, inhibitors and combinations thereof in pairs as specific probes of substrate-binding recognition and transition-state structure. Orthovanadate is a competitive inhibitor against phosphate and α-d-glucopyranosyl phosphate, and binds 3×104-fold tighter (Ki≈ 1μM) than phosphate. Structural alterations of d-glucose at C-2 and O-5 are tolerated by the enzyme at subsite +1. They lead to parallel effects of approximately the same magnitude (slope = 1.14; r2 = 0.98) on the reciprocal catalytic efficiency for reverse glucosyl transfer [log (Km/kcat)] and the apparent affinity of orthovanadate determined in the presence of the respective glucosyl acceptor (log Ki). An adduct of orthovanadate and the nucleophile/leaving group bound at subsite +1 is therefore the true inhibitor and displays partial transition state analogy. Isofagomine binds to subsite −1 in the enzyme–phosphate complex with a dissociation constant of 56μM and inhibits trehalose phosphorylase at least 20-fold better than 1-deoxynojirimycin. The specificity of the reversible azasugars inhibitors would be explained if a positive charge developed on C-1 rather than O-5 in the proposed glucosyl cation-like transition state of the reaction. The results are discussed in the context of α-retaining glucosyltransferase mechanisms that occur with and without a β-glucosyl enzyme intermediate.

scholarly journals Kinetic studies on the acid hydrolysis of the methyl ketoside of unsubstituted and O-acetylated N-acetylneuraminic acid

1973 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Neuberger ◽  
Wendy A. Ratcliffe
Keyword(s):  
Sialic Acid ◽  
Acid Hydrolysis ◽  
Model Compound ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Neuraminic Acid ◽  
Acetylneuraminic Acid ◽  
Rate Of Hydrolysis ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

The hydrolysis of the model compound 2-O-methyl-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-N-acetyl-α-d-neuraminic acid and neuraminidase (Vibrio cholerae) closely resembled that of the O-acetylated sialic acid residues of rabbit Tamm–Horsfall glycoprotein. This confirmed that O-acetylation was responsible for the unusually slow rate of acid hydrolysis of O-acetylated sialic acid residues observed in rabbit Tamm–Horsfall glycoprotein and their resistance to hydrolysis by neuraminidase. The first-order rate constant of hydrolysis of 2-methyl-N-acetyl-α-d-neuraminic acid by 0.05m-H2SO4 was 56-fold greater than that of 2-O-methyl-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-N-acetyl -α-d-neuraminic acid. Kinetic studies have shown that in the pH range 1.00–3.30, the observed rate of hydrolysis of 2-methyl-N-acetyl-α-d-neuraminic acid can be attributed to acid-catalysed hydrolysis of the negatively charged CO2− form of the methyl ketoside.

scholarly journals Proteolytic removal of three C-terminal residues of actin alters the monomer-monomer interactions

1993 ◽  
Vol 289 (3) ◽  
pp. 897-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Mossakowska ◽  
J Moraczewska ◽  
S Khaitlina ◽  
H Strzelecka-Golaszewska
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Initial Rate ◽  
Critical Concentration ◽  
Rate Of Polymerization ◽  
Low Ionic Strength ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Homogeneous preparations of actin devoid of the three C-terminal residues were obtained by digestion of G-actin with trypsin after blocking proteolysis at other sites by substitution of Mg2+ for the tightly bound Ca2+. Removal of the C-terminal residues resulted in the following: an enhancement of the Mg(2+)-induced hydrolysis of ATP in low-ionic-strength solutions of actin; an increase in the critical concentration for polymerization; a decrease in the initial rate of polymerization; and an enhancement of the steady-state exchange of subunits in the polymer. Electron microscopy indicated an increased fragility of the filaments assembled from truncated actin. The results suggest that removal of the C-terminal residues increases the rate constants for monomer dissociation from the polymer ends and from the oligomeric species.

Kinetic studies of modifier effects on the carboxypeptidase A catalyzed hydrolyses of peptides

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 717-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Sebastian ◽  
Richard S. Hinks ◽  
Ralf V. Reuland
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Peptidase Activity ◽  
Benzene Sulfonate ◽  
Carboxypeptidase A ◽  
Structural Requirements ◽  
Detailed Mechanism ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Phenyl Alanine ◽  
Standing Question

A variety of modifiers of carboxypeptidase A (CPA) have been investigated in an effort to understand the structural requirements of inhibitors and activators of peptidase activity. It is proposed that an understanding of the mechanism of action of reversible activators of the enzyme may bear on the long standing question of whether the detailed mechanism of peptidase activity is different from that of esterase activity. An analog of the activator 2,2-dimethyl-2-silapentane-5-sulfonate, 5,5-dimethylhexanoate, was found to be a competitive inhibitor of the CPA-catalyzed hydrolysis of benzoylglycyl-L-phenyl-alanine. The modifier 4-phenyl-3-butenoate (styrylacetic acid) was determined to be an activator. The sulfonates benzene-sulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate, phenylmethanesulfonate, 2-phenylethanesulfonate, and 3-phenylpropanesulfonate were all found to be activators.

scholarly journals Inactivation of Trypsin By Antithrombin III

1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Feinman ◽  
Tien-ling Chang
Keyword(s):  
Serine Proteases ◽  
Antithrombin Iii ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Equilibrium Binding ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Stop Flow

We have studied the reaction of antithrombin III (AT) with trypsin as a model of the interaction of the inhibitor with the serine proteases of the coagulation scheme. From equilibrium binding studies, the reaction is reversible and binding is weaker than for the AT-thrombin reaction. Stop-flow kinetic studies show that trypsin reacts much faster than thrombin with AT; the trypsin reaction in the absence of heparin is almost as fast as the reaction of thrombin with the heparin-AT complex. Trypsin reactions, on the other hand, are relatively insensitive to heparin.

Aromatic sulphonates and the hydrolysis of 2-(p-nitrophenoxy)tetrahydropyran

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 1320-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella O'Leary
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Polyacrylic Acid ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Buffer Concentration ◽  
Salt Effects ◽  
Low Ionic Strength ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Aromatic Sulphonates

The rate of hydrolyis of 2-(p-nitrophenoxy)tetrahydropyran was measured in a variety of buffers in water at 30 °C. At low ionic strength (μ = 0.05), 3,6-disulphonaphthoxyacetic acid catalysed the reaction. The second-order rate constant was 20 times faster than predicted from pKa. At high ionic strength (μ = 0.5), plots of kobs vs. total buffer concentration for both 3,6-disulphonaphthoxyacetic acid and 6,8-disulphonaphthyoxyacetic acid go through a maximum. Polyacrylic acid catalysed the reaction. The results are discussed in terms of aggregation and salt effects.

A procedure for obtaining initial estimates of parameters appearing in steady-state rate or equilibrium binding equations

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 697-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. G. Darvey ◽  
E. J. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Enzyme Kinetics ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Equilibrium Binding ◽  
Initial Substrate ◽  
Steady State Rate ◽  
State Rate ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
Initial Substrate Concentration

A 'peeling' procedure is described for obtaining initial estimates of the parameters in the equation:[Formula: see text]where P(x) and Q(x) are polynomials in x. The method is illustrated, in the context of enzyme kinetics, using data which are fitted to the following equation:[Formula: see text]where v denotes the initial steady-state velocity at an initial substrate concentration S, and a1, a2, b1 and b2 are non-negative constants. The applicability and limitations of the method for data fitting in fields such as enzyme kinetics and ligand-binding studies are discussed.

Reactivity of Silicates 1. Kinetic Studies of the Hydrolysis of Linear and Cyclic Siloxanes as Models for Defect Structure in Silicates

1986 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Balfe ◽  
Kenneth J. Ward ◽  
David R. Tallant ◽  
Sheryl L. Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constant ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Hydrolysis Rate ◽  
Rate Data ◽  
Cyclic Siloxanes ◽  
Highly Strained ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Tetrahydrofuran Solution

ABSTRACTThe kinetics of hydrolysis of hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane and di-t-butyldimesitylcyclodisiloxane in tetrahydrofuran solution have been determined and compared to hydrolysis rates of silica defects. In the presence of sufficient excess witer, the first-order rate constant of the cyclotrisiloxine, k= 3.8 × 10−3 min is similar to the rate constant, k = 5.2 × 10−1 min, of the disappearance of the D2 Raman silica defect band it has been proposed to model. Limited hydrolysis rate data for the cyclodisiloxane suggests that it hydrolyzes at least four times faster than does the cyclotrisiloxane. These data are consistent with rate data available for silica crack growth and support the assignment of highly strained siloxane bonds at the crack tip to cyclodisiloxanes. Infrared spectra determined for the cyclodisiloxanes lend further support to this model.

scholarly journals Binding of blood coagulation factor VIII and its light chain to phosphatidylserine/phosphatidylcholine bilayers as measured by ellipsometry

1995 ◽  
Vol 310 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Spaargaren ◽  
P L A Giesen ◽  
M P Janssen ◽  
J Voorberg ◽  
G M Willems ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Viii ◽  
Dissociation Constant ◽  
Binding Affinity ◽  
Adsorption Kinetics ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Maximal Surface ◽  
Binding Parameters ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Equilibrium Binding ◽  
Maximal Binding

Factor VIII is a plasma protein which plays an essential role in the coagulation system. When assembled with the enzyme Factor IXa on a phospholipid membrane, it functions as a cofactor in the enzyme complex that cleaves the zymogen Factor X to Factor Xa. We studied the binding of both Factor VIII and the Factor VIII light chain to planar phospholipid bilayers consisting of 25% dioleoylphosphatidylserine and 75% dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (PSPC) by ellipsometry. Equilibrium-binding studies revealed that both Factor VIII and its light chain bind with high affinity to PSPC bilayers. The binding affinity of Factor VIII, with a dissociation constant Kd of 0.24 nM, was comparable with that of the Factor VIII light chain (Kd 0.49 nM). Maximal binding was 2.3 mmol of protein per mol of PSPC for Factor VIII and 7.1 mmol of protein per mol of PSPC for the Factor VIII light chain. Adsorption kinetics of both Factor VIII and its light chain conformed to the classical Langmuir adsorption model yielding dissociation constants calculated from the rates of adsorption that were similar to those obtained by equilibrium-binding studies. In contrast, measurements of rates of desorption revealed a deviation from those expected for a single class of binding sites. The desorption rate of Factor VIII increased with increasing residence time on the lipid membrane. This indicates transition of Factor VIII to a configuration with a lower binding affinity. As this time-dependent change in affinity could affect the validity of the measurement of binding parameters, in particular equilibrium-binding determinations carried out on a long timescale, binding affinity was also estimated from adsorption kinetics at half-maximal surface coverage, a relatively rapid procedure for the determination of the affinity. A Kd of 0.087 nM was obtained under these conditions. Measurement of equilibrium binding to small PSPC vesicles, a system in which equilibrium is rapidly attained, resulted in similar binding parameters (Kd = 0.13 nM and a maximal binding of 2.8 mmol of protein per mol of PSPC). These data confirm the results of equilibrium binding to planar bilayers. Taken together, our results indicate that Factor VIII, by means of its 80 kDa light chain, binds to PSPC bilayers with a dissociation constant below the concentration of Factor VIII in plasma and therefore may readily bind to exposed phospholipid membranes under physiological conditions.

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